Belomechetskaia (Miocene of Russian Federation)

Also known as Belomechetskaya

Where: Stavropol, Russian Federation (44.4° N, 41.9° E: paleocoordinates 44.9° N, 41.0° E)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

When: MN 6 (13.7 - 12.8 Ma)

• MN6, Chokrak, 2nd Mediterranean stage

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; lithology not reported

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Primary reference: E. Kharabadze. 1997. Fossil snake localities of the Caucasus. Bulletin of the Georgian Academy of Sciences 156(1):151-154 [J. Head/J. Head/J. Head]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 56738: authorized by Jason Head, entered by Jason Head on 23.11.2005, edited by Mark Uhen and Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Paranchitherium karpinskii3, Paradicroerus flerovi3, Hispanomerys sp.3, ? Boiga sp.
Mammalia
 Lagomorpha -
Eurolagus aff. fontannesi3
 Rodentia - Gliridae
Microdyromys aff. orientalis3
Microdyromys aff. orientalis3 Wu 1986 dormouse
new species
 Rodentia - Sciuridae
Albanensia sp.3, Spermophilinus aff. bredai3
Albanensia sp.3 Daxner-Höck and Mein 1975 squirrel
Spermophilinus aff. bredai3 von Meyer 1848 squirrel
 Rodentia - Cricetidae
Megacricetodon similis3, ? Deperetomys sp.3, Fahlbuschia cf. koenigswaldi3, Cricetodon caucasicus3, "Palaeocricetus caucasicus" = Cricetodon1, Cricetodon aff. meini3, Democricetodon gaillardi3
Megacricetodon similis3 Fahlbusch 1964 rodent
? Deperetomys sp.3 Mein and Freudenthal 1971 rodent
Fahlbuschia cf. koenigswaldi3 Freudenthal 1963 rodent
Cricetodon caucasicus3 Argyropulo 1938 rodent
"Palaeocricetus caucasicus" = Cricetodon1 rodent
Cricetodon aff. meini3 Freudenthal 1963 rodent
Democricetodon gaillardi3 Schaub 1925 rodent
 Rodentia - Allactagidae
Allactaginae indet.3
 Rodentia - Dipodidae
Protalactaga sp.3
Protalactaga sp.3 Young 1929 rodent
 Carnivora - Felidae
Machairodontinae indet.3
 Carnivora - Hyaenidae
Hyaenidae indet.1
Hyaenidae indet.1 Gray 1821 hyaena
 Carnivora - Percrocutidae
Percrocuta abessalomi3, Pseudailurus sp.3
Pseudailurus sp.3 Gervais 1848 carnivoran
 Carnivora - Amphicyonidae
Amphicyoninae indet.1, Pseudocyon sansaniensis3
Amphicyoninae indet.1 Trouessart 1885 bear-dog
Pseudocyon sansaniensis3 Lartet 1851 bear-dog
 Carnivora - Mustelidae
Ischyrictis anatolicus3
Ischyrictis anatolicus3 mustelid carnivore
 Perissodactyla - Rhinocerotidae
"Dicerorhinus caucasicus" = Caementodon (Beliajevina) caucasicum3, Chilotherium sp.3, Aceratherium sp.3
"Dicerorhinus caucasicus" = Caementodon (Beliajevina) caucasicum3 Borissiak 1935 rhinoceros
Chilotherium sp.3 Ringström 1924 rhinoceros
Aceratherium sp.3 Kaup 1834 rhinoceros
 Perissodactyla - Chalicotheriidae
Chalicotheriidae indet.1, Phyllotillon sp.3
Chalicotheriidae indet.1 Gill 1872 chalicothere
Phyllotillon sp.3 Pilgrim 1910 chalicothere
 Perissodactyla - Equidae
Anchitherium sp.3, Anchitherium aurelianense1
Anchitherium sp.3 von Meyer 1844 anchitheriine horse
Anchitherium aurelianense1 Cuvier 1825 anchitheriine horse
 Placentalia -
Cetacea indet.1
Cetacea indet.1 Brisson 1762 whale
 Cetacea - Delphinidae
Delphinidae indet.3
Delphinidae indet.3 Gray 1821 dolphin
 Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Paratragocerus caucasicus3, Hypsodontus miocenicus3
 Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Giraffokeryx sp.3
Giraffokeryx sp.3 Pilgrim 1910 giraffe
 Artiodactyla - Lagomerycidae
Paradicrocerus flerovi3, ? Dicrocerus sp.3
Paradicrocerus flerovi3 Gabuniya 1959 ruminant
? Dicrocerus sp.3 Lartet 1837 ruminant
 Artiodactyla - Suidae
Kubanochoerus gigas3
Kubanochoerus gigas3 Pearson 1928 pig
 Tribosphenida - Erinaceidae
Amphechinus sp.3, Galerix aff. symeonidisi3
Amphechinus sp.3 Aymard 1850 hedgehog
Galerix aff. symeonidisi3 Doukas 1986 hedgehog
new species
 Tubulidentata - Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus sp.3
Orycteropus sp.3 Geoffroy 1791 aardvark
 Proboscidea - Gomphotheriidae
Platybelodon jamandzalgensis3, Platybelodon danovi3, Gomphotherium sp.3
Platybelodon danovi3 Borissiak 1928 gomphothere
Gomphotherium sp.3 Burmeister 1837 gomphothere
Reptilia
 Testudines - Trionychidae
Trionyx danovi n. sp.2
Trionyx danovi n. sp.2 Chkhikvadze 1989 softshell turtle
IPGAS 3-10-1 (holotype), a nuchal (Chkhikvadze 1989, fig. 6); IPGAS (paratypes), three costal fragments (Chkhikvadze 1989, not figured).
 Squamata - Crotalidae
"Daboia sp." = Vipera (Daboia)
"Daboia sp." = Vipera (Daboia) Gray 1842 oriental viper
 Squamata - Colubridae
Colubridae indet., Coluber sp., Natricinae indet.
Colubridae indet. Oppel 1811 colubrid snake
Coluber sp. Linnaeus 1758 racer
Natricinae indet. Bonaparte 1838 colubrid snake
1Belyaeva 1948; 2Chkhikvadze 1989; 3Pickford et al. 2000